Rare ferrari

A lifeboat paid for after a Stanwick man left two of the world’s rarest Ferraris to the RNLI has finally hit the water and is set to save lives. The new Shannon class lifeboat was escorted to her new home in Hastings on Saturday (October 13), surrounded by a flotilla of other lifeboats.But with a price tag of £2.2 million, this was only possible through the generosity of Richard Colton of Stanwick who left an extraordinary legacy to the RNLI.Mr Colton, who was a major shoe distributor in the county as a partner of Irchester-based Colton Brothers and collected classic cars for about 40 years, died in March 2015.He requested that money raised from the sale of two of the world’s rarest Ferraris after his death be used to build a new RNLI lifeboat called Richard and Caroline Colton, named after himself and his late wife.The classic cars were sold at auction for £8.5 million, making the vehicles the most valuable items ever left to the RNLI, and part of this has been … [Read more...] about Lifeboat is legacy of Stanwick man who left rare Ferraris to the RNLI

ENGLISH golfer Ian Poulter is turning heads for more than just his performance and trousers on the course. The world number 26 is a massive petrolhead and has a garage that would make any Ferrari fan burn with jealousy. In a recent post on Instagram, the PGA Tour shared a series of shots of Poulter's collection inside his Orlando home, asking fans which one the golfer should take to the upcoming Players Championship in Florida. Showing off seven of the athlete's best motors, the post included two LaFerraris worth a cool £1million each. The group also included a custom 458 Special Aperta worth around £200,000, and a classic Ferrari Enzo with a value of just under half a million pounds. In fact, all seven cars in the post are worth a whopping £3.3million combined. But that may almost seem like chump change to someone who has amassed a reported £30million in career earnings. "Poults" regularly shares his love of cars on social media and uploaded a post to his own … [Read more...] about Inside golfer Ian Poulter’s priceless Orlando garage with SEVEN custom Ferraris including £1MILLION LaFerrari

ONE of the greatest ever collection of cars heads to auction next month including Michael Schumacher's F1 car, 25 Ferraris and the Pope's Lamborghini. RM Sotheby's prestigious Monaco spring sale will showcase some of the world's finest supercars, rarest classics and historic race cars worth an estimated £41million. Headlining the auction is a £7.9million 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France' by Scaglietti. It dominated motorsport in the late 50s and just 72 were ever built making this example a prize among collectors. It's one of just 25 Ferraris on sale on May 12 - plus other Prancing Horse memorabilia. Also up for grabs are the 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB by Scaglietti priced at £1.9million and a £2.6million 2015 Ferrari Sergio by Pininfarina. Built to honour the death of the great Sergio Pininfarina, just six of the special edition Sergio's were ever built, each based on the Ferrari 458. Elsewhere in the auction catalogue is a 1992 F1 … [Read more...] about Michael Schumacher’s F1 car, the Pope’s Lamborghini and 25 Ferraris head to auction in £41million Monaco mega sale

A subdued Lewis Hamilton admitted he had been lucky Monday after taking the drivers’ championship lead with his opportunistic victory in Sunday’s chaotic crash-strewn Azerbaijan Grand Prix. There were no whoops of delight and no celebrations following his first win in seven races dating back to last October, but a serious realisation that he and his Mercedes team have their work cut out to stay on top. On a day of gusty wind, unlikely accidents, abandoned debris interventions and two safety cars, the defending four-time world champion had struggled for pace, but avoided serious trouble. While his team-mate Valtteri Bottas fell victim to a puncture caused by a piece of metal debris and title rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari out-braked himself in a wild lunge for glory, Hamilton tip-toed through the mayhem. As Red Bull’s two battling tyros Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen resolved their tussle by crashing and others banged wheels, hit walls and ran off, the … [Read more...] about Ferrari are faster admits lucky Hamilton

JAMIROQUAI frontman Jay Kay is selling two of his Ferraris - including his first ever supercar. The petrolhead rock star, 48, has owned dozens of interesting cars over the past 20 years, ranging from Minis to Maseratis. He also owned the Lamborghini Diablo from his Cosmic Girl hit but this Ferrari is what he considers his original supercar. The 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello headlines Jay Kay's garage spring clean. The immaculate motor is in a gunmetal grey with a red leather interior. Fitted with a 5.5-litre V12 engine, the 550 Maranello is capable of doing 0-60mph in 4.3 seconds and has a top speed of 199mph. It has been driven just 13,980 miles over the past 20 years and is expected to sell for £160,000 when Silverstone Auctions sell it on May 18 at its Ferrari Owners' Club GB sale. Jay Kay's 550 Maranello will be sold alongside his 2011 Ferrari FF - the iconic Italian firm's first ever four-wheel drive car. This model has a 6.3-litre V12 engine which gives it a 0-60mph time … [Read more...] about Jay Kay is giving his garage a spring clean – and selling two Ferraris including his first ever supercar